Power button cable doesn't fit on new motherboard

[fspsyco]

Alright, today I had recieved my new mother board in the mail and I went to install it all the cords I had fited on to the board except the cord to the power button the pc is a hp a644n desk top and the motherboard is an asus p5b-vm

 

[TVeblen]

Are you saying that the plastic connector on the end of the Power Button cable is too big to fit on the motherboard block?
Or that the cable is too short?

 

[Mark Phelps]

IF you're talking about the cable that supplies most of the power from the power supply to the motherboard, the connector comes in two varieties -- 20-pin and 24-pin. Some power supply cables have the extra 4-pin part of the connector as removable so you can use that power supply with motherboards with either connector.

If your connector is fixed at 24-pin and your motherboard is 20-pin, then the power supply will not work -- as is. You might be able to find a 24-to-20 pin adapter, but I have not tried using any of those.

 

[badger906]

best option is to buy a standard mobo power switch connector and solder it onto your current lead. theres no + or - to worry about in this case. as all a momentary switch does is briefly make a full connection.

for now youve 2 options 1) plug the rest switch into the power switch pins. this will do the same job as the power one.
or 2) everytime you want to turn on the pc use a screw driver to touch the 2 pins on the mobo this will again do the same job.

 

[fspsyco]

Are you saying that the plastic connector on the end of the Power Button cable is too big to fit on the motherboard block?
Or that the cable is too short?

its like this the power buttons connecter to the mother bord is like this .:::: but the buttons connector has the 5th prong on the other side so therefore i cant make a connection

 

[TVeblen]

Like badger said, a power connector is just 2 pins.
So what you are looking at is a combo connector that probably combines the PWR, RESET, and (maybe) SPEAKER wires into one block. I'm guessing it's an older case.

Do yo see any way to separate smaller blocks from that larger block?

 

[fspsyco]

just a note the desktop is actually a6244n

 

[TVeblen]

If you have a manual for the case on the a6244n system that shows the System Panel Connections then we can be more help. But without that it is all generic.

Here are the connections for the motherboard:


You may need to clip the wires and attach then to the correct leads to use that case (if the blocks do not detach). Not a job for an amateur. You will first need to identify each wire. Then you need to get some typical connectors (used) to splice onto the wires.

 

[TVeblen]

And these are the modern connecters used by most cases and motherboards today:
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(I just ripped this photo off from a DocBrown post!)

 

[badger906]

asus also produce a quick q (I think thats its name) which is a little thing you plug all the leads into and then plug it directly onto the mobo. its designed for people who take their mobo out regularly. theyre normally shipped with their higher end mobos.

 

[madcratebuilder]

asus also produce a quick q (I think thats its name) which is a little thing you plug all the leads into and then plug it directly onto the mobo. its designed for people who take their mobo out regularly. theyre normally shipped with their higher end mobos.

Best computer part money can buy IMHO, makes installing the case harness a 3 second job! ASUS does sell it as a stand alone part 2-3 bucks.

 

[TVeblen]

Problem for the OP is that the case connectors fit on the Quik-Q Block the same way they fit on the motherboard.

 

[fspsyco]

heres a picture of the connector for the power button as well as the board

 

[fspsyco]

also another thing to note is i have a different psu and gpu then stock

 

[AddRAM]

You have to customize the power button connector at the motherboard end, I`ve had to do it dozens of times.

 

[Phone Man]

The plug you have is a "panel" connector and is something HP did and is not standard. Your new board has the standard 10pin strip as shown by TVeblen. The MB also has USB connectors that look like that but the 5th pen is in the other position so you can't plug it into the wrong thing. Your original board had that matching connector as it was built to HP specs.

Jim

 

[fspsyco]

The plug you have is a "panel" connector and is something HP did and is not standard. Your new board has the standard 10pin strip as shown by TVeblen. The MB also has USB connectors that look like that but the 5th pen is in the other position so you can't plug it into the wrong thing. Your original board had that matching connector as it was built to HP specs.

Jim

hmm well what is the best thing i can do to get it converted to standard?

 

[Phone Man]

The plug you have is a "panel" connector and is something HP did and is not standard. Your new board has the standard 10pin strip as shown by TVeblen. The MB also has USB connectors that look like that but the 5th pen is in the other position so you can't plug it into the wrong thing. Your original board had that matching connector as it was built to HP specs.

Jim

hmm well what is the best thing i can do to get it converted to standard?

That connector is a 9-pin header for power button, reset button, power LED, and HDD LED.
You have to cut it off and rewire using one each of these for the Power, Reset and HDD Led.

2 pin motherboard connector

The Power Led is a 3 pin with the middle vacant.

Jim

 

[fspsyco]

i wonder if there is any adapters for it to convert to the standard 10 pin connecter anyone know of that instead of me potencially screwing something up by cutting wires

 

[Phone Man]

Here is another option if you can replace the switches and LED's on the panel. Comes with new switches and LED's

Amazon.com: StarTech.com Replacement Power Reset LED Wire Kit for ATX Case Front Bezel BEZELWRKIT: Electronics

Jim